USPTO Patents Application 10561839

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WRITTEN OPINION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY
(PCT Rule43b/s.1)

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see form PCTyiSA/220

International application No.
PCT1L2005/OG1078

Date of mailing

(day/monlhfyear) see form PCT7ISAi210 (second sheet)

FOR FURTHER ACTION

See paragraph 2 below

International filing date (day/monih/year)
11.10.2005

International Patent Classification (IPC) or both national classification and IPC
G01N15/14, B01L3/00, C12M1/22

Priority date (day/month/year)
18.10.2004

Applicant

MOLECULAR CYTOMICS LTD.

This opinion contains indications relating to the following items:

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Basis of the opinion
Priority

Non-establishment of opinion with regard to novelty, inventive step and industrial applicability
Lack of unity of invention

J^SS^IS 11 * Und / r R V ,e 435/51 (a)(l) With regard to nove *y' inventive step or industrial
applicability; citations and explanations supporting such statement

Certain documents cited

Certain defects in the international application

Certain observations on the international application

2. FURTHER ACTION

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Authorized Officer

Tiede, R

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Form (PCT/ISAC37) (Cover Sheet) (January 2004)

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J?5EJ? N OPIN,ON OF THE International application No,

INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY PCT/IL2005/001 078

Box No. I Basis of the opinion

1 . With regard to the language, this opinion has been established on the basis of the international application in
the language in which it was filed, unless otherwise indicated under this item.

□ This opinion has been established on the basis of a translation from the original language into the following
language , which is the language of a translation furnished for the purposes of international search
(under Rules 12.3 and 23.1(b)).

2. With regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in the international application and
necessary to the claimed invention, this opinion has been established on the basis of:

a. type of material:

□ a sequence listing

□ table(s) related to the sequence listing

b. format of material:

□ in written format

□ in computer readable form

c. time of filing/furnishing:

□ contained in the international application as filed.

□ filed together with the international application in computer readable form.

□ furnished subsequently to this Authority for the purposes of search.

3. □ In addition, in the case that more than one version or copy of a sequence listing andfor table relating thereto

has been filed or furnished, the required statements that the information in the subsequent or additional
copies is identical to that in the application as filed or does not go beyond the application as filed as
appropriate, were furnished.

4. Additional comments:

Form PCTMSA/237 (January 2004)

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WRITTEN OPINION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITY

International application No
PCT/IL2005A)01078

Inventive step (IS)
Industrial applicability (IA)

2. Citations and explanations
see separate sheet

Yes: Claims
No: Claims

Yes: Claims
No: Claims

Yes: Claims
No: Claims

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Form PCT4SA/237 (January 2004)